Summary
1. The attorney shall act as legal advisor to, and be attorney and counsel for, the board of trustees and the mayor. They shall advise any officer or department head of the town in matters relating to their official duties when so requested and shall file with the clerk a copy of all written opinions given by them. 2. The attorney shall prepare or review all ordinances, contracts, bonds, and other written instruments, which are submitted by the board or by the mayor and shall promptly give their opinion as to the legal consequences thereof. 3. The attorney shall prosecute ordinance violations and they shall conduct for the town such cases in court and before other legally constituted tribunals. They shall file with the clerk copies of such records and files relating thereto as the board may direct. 4. The attorney shall call to the attention of the board all matters of law, and changes or developments therein, affecting the town